I wouldn’t win any awards for pumpkin artistry,but on Halloween what’s scarier than a cat with a neck that’s snapped?It’s October, so that either means carving a pumpkin or making a “sexy minion” costume for myself. After considering the effect that each would own on your eyes, or brain and soul,I’ve gone with pumpkins. The good news is I’ve still got more than two weeks to perfect my skills. The sinister news is I’ve only carved one pumpkin before – and it was catastrophic. It looked like a face that had been iced on a cake and dropped down the stairs. Time to enlist some expert help.
David Turner is a pumpkin-carving supremo who churns out dozens of breathtakingly lifelike carvings in the weeks before Halloween. I first noticed his work on Strictly near Dancing a few years ago; it was such a triumph that I wanted him to be my pumpkin Yoda.
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Source: theguardian.com